strange

strange 外来的，陌生的，奇怪的

来自古法语 estrange,外来的，外部的，来自拉丁语 extraneus,外来的，外部的，来自 extra,外 面的，词源同 extra-,extraneous.引申词义奇怪的，陌生的。

strange

strange: [13] The etymological notion underlying strange is of being ‘beyond the usual bounds or boundaries’. This evolved into ‘foreign’ (which survives in the closely related French étrange) and ‘odd’. The word came via Old French estrange from Latin extrāneus ‘foreign, strange’ (source of English extraneous [17]), an adjective based on extrā ‘outward, outside’. Stranger [14] goes back to *extrāneārius, a Vulgar Latin derivative of extrāneus; and another derivative, extrāneāre ‘alienate’, produced English estrange [15].
=> estrange, extraneous

strange (adj.)

late 13c., "from elsewhere, foreign, unknown, unfamiliar," from Old French estrange "foreign, alien, unusual, unfamiliar, curious; distant; inhospitable; estranged, separated" (Modern French étrange), from Latin extraneus "foreign, external, from without" (source also of Italian strano "strange, foreign," Spanish estraño), from extra "outside of" (see extra). In early use also strounge, straunge. Sense of "queer, surprising" is attested from late 14c. In nuclear physics, from 1956.

1. There was something strange in her attitude which mystified me.

她态度有些奇怪，让我迷惑不解。

2. I also had a strange feeling in my neck.

我的脖子感觉也很奇怪。

3. It was strange, how invisible a clerk could feel.

一名办事员会感到如此受人忽视，令人觉得不可思议。

4. Her husband's body lies buried 2,000 miles away in a strange land.

她丈夫的遗体埋葬在两千英里外一个陌生的国度。

5. I feel lost and lonely in a strange town alone.

在陌生的城镇里只身一人，我感到不知所措、孤单寂寞。

【eccentric, peculiar, strange, queer, curious, crazy, funny, odd, singular, quaint】
这组词都有“奇怪的，奇异的，新奇的”的意思，其区别是：
eccentric: 指偏离常规的怪异或怪癖。
peculiar: 侧重令人奇怪的或独一无二的特性，也指性格特征方面显著的与众不同之处。
strange: 普通常用词，含义广泛，指陌生新奇、奇怪、奇怪或不自然的人或物。
queer: 指一种无法解释的怪诞，强调事物的奇特和不可思议。
curious: 通常指非常特别或能引起注意、研究或探索的奇特。
crazy: 多指与众不同的行为、外表或人与物本身，含荒唐可笑或神经不正常的意味。
funny: 较通俗用词，指奇怪得滑稽可笑或反常。
odd: 通常指不规律、偶尔出现的人或事物，往往令人困惑或奇怪。
singular: 通常指异常或奇特，暗含不同于一般。
quaint: 指古色古香，会人感到既奇怪又有趣。